Synopsis
Indochina, in the late 1920s. On a ferry across the Mekong, a French teenage girl meets the Chinese Man. She is fascinated by his riches and elegance, and accepts a lift in his limousine to complete their journey. Together, they enter a whirlwind of reckless, all-consuming passion, born from desire and suffering. A forbidden affair whose fate is already decided.
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Director (1)
Actors (11)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : Renn Productions
- Co-production : France 2 Cinéma
- Foreign production company : Burrill Productions Ltd
- Film exports/foreign sales : Pathé Films
- French distribution : AMLF
Full credits (22)
- Executive Producer : Claude Berri
- Assistant directors : Frédéric Auburtin, Isabelle Henry
- Adaptation : Gérard Brach, Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Author of original work : Marguerite Duras
- Sound Recordist : Laurent Quaglio
- Screenwriters : Gérard Brach, Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Voice : Espérance Pham Thái Lan
- Co-producers : Jacques Tronel, Timothy Burrill
- Director of Photography : Robert Fraisse
- Assistant Operator : Alain Herpe
- Press Attachés (film) : Gabrielle Mairesse, Isabelle Sauvanon
- Editor : Noëlle Boisson
- Sound Editor : Laurent Quaglio
- Assistant editors : Diane Logan, Céline Migeon
- Production Designer : Thanh At Hoang
- Art director : Ambre Fernandez-Sansonetti
- Music Composer : Gabriel Yared
- Casting : Olivier Mergault, Francine Cathelain
- Costume designer : Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle
- Sound Mixer : Christian Wangler
- Narrator : Jeanne Moreau
- Still Photographer : Benoît Barbier
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Literary adaptation
- Themes : Love
- Production language : English
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : No
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1991
- French release : 22/01/1992
- Runtime : 1 h 52 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 66462
- Visa issue date : 15/01/1992
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby A
- Rating restrictions : Under 12
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News & awards
News (2)
Selections (6)
Awards (1)
Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 1993
César Award for Best Original Score : Gabriel Yared
About
On the 30th anniversary of its release in France, (re)discover Jean-Jacques Annaud's The Lover, an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Marguerite Duras. A powerful, intimate, and sensual story.
